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===[[Suez Crisis]]===

*November 6th, 1956: During a raid to capture Port Said, [[Egypt]], a British [[Royal Navy]] carrier-borne aircraft attacked the British Army of No. 45 Commando Royal Marines and HQ, causing heavy casualties.<ref>[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/suez_crisis_1956.htm The Suez Crisis of 1956]</ref>

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===[[Korean War]]===

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*July 3, 1950: Eight Australian [[P-51 Mustang|P-51]]s of the No. 77 Squadron RAAF destroyed a train carrying thousands of American and South Korean soldier were mistaken for a North Korean convoy in the main highway between Suwon and P'yongtaek, resulting more than 700-1000 casualties.<ref>Official History of Australia in the Korean War, Volume II: Combat Operations Page 305.</ref>

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*September 23, 1950: During a Battle for 'Hill 282', three [[U.S. Air Force]] [[P-51]] aircraft mistakenly dropped napalm bombs along with machine gun fire on a hill occupied by the British Army of 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, killing 17 and wounded 76.<ref>[http://www.britains-smallwars.com/korea/hill282.html "Friendly Fire on Hill 282"]</ref>

===[[Vietnam War]]===

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*British Patrol units of 45 Commando Royal Marines fired on a British mortar section who were mistaken for an Argentinian unit in the Falkland Islands, killing five Royal Marines.

*June 2, 1982: British Special Boat Service(SBS) Commando, Sergeant Ian Hunt, was killed in a firefight with British Special Air Service(SAS) Commandos in the Falkland Islands.<ref>[http://www.eliteukforces.info/special-air-service/history/falklands Special Air Service (SAS) - The Falklands Conflict]/</ref>

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*June 6th, 1982: A British Royal Navy HMS ''Cardiff (D108)'' shot down a British Gazelle helicopter in the [[Falkland Islands]]. Four British soldiers on board were killed.<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/F51opsweek10.htm Part 41. 3 COMMANDO REACHES STANLEY DEFENCES]</ref>

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*June 6th, 1982: A British Royal Navy HMS ''Cardiff (D108)'' ship shot down a British Gazelle helicopter in the [[Falkland Islands]]. Four British soldiers on board were killed.<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/F51opsweek10.htm Part 41. 3 COMMANDO REACHES STANLEY DEFENCES]</ref>

*June 11th, 1982: A British Royal Navy HMS ''Avenger (F185)'' ship fired a 4.5 inch explosive shell into a house while shelling a port in Stanley, Falkland Islands, killing three British women and several others were wounded. They are the only British civilian casualties of the war.<ref>[http://www.sama82.org.uk/1982-history-pages/june.aspx Falkland Wars]</ref><ref>[http://www.ppu.org.uk/falklands/falklands3.html Remembering the victims of the Falklands war]</ref>

===First Gulf War===

*February 26, 1991: Two [[U.S. Air Force]] [[A-10|A-10 Thunderbolt II]] aircraft during [[Operation Desert Storm]] attacked [[British]] armoured personnel carriers with [[AGM-65 Maverick|Maverick missiles]], killing nine British soldiers and wounded 11 more.

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*February 26, 1991: A British officer was wounded when his Warrior vehicle was attacked by a Challenger tank of the Scots Dragoon Guards.

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*February 26, 1991: A British officer was wounded when his Warrior vehicle was attacked by a Challenger 1 tank of the Scots Dragoon Guards.

*February 27, 1991: Two British soldiers from 10 Air Defence Battery, Royal Artillery were injured when two Spartan armoured vehicles from which they had dismounted were engaged by Challenger 1 tanks from 14/20 Hussars with thermal sights beyond the range of unaided visibility (about 1500 m). The rearmost vehicle was hit and burst into flames. The other vehicle was also damaged in the ensuing fire.

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*April 18, 2002: In the Tarnak Farm incident, four Canadian soldiers were killed and eight others injured when U.S. Air National Guard Major Harry Schmidt piloting his [[F-16]] fighter aircraft dropped a laser-guided 500 lb (230 kg) bomb on the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry regiment which was conducting a night firing exercise near Kandahar, [[Afghanistan]].<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2002-04-18/world/afghanistan.canada_1_canadian-soldiers-canadian-military-officials-laser-guided-bomb?_s=PM:asiapcf U.S. Friendly fire pilot reported being fired upon]</ref>

*April 22, 2004: American Ranger [[Pat Tillman]], a former famous football player, was shot and killed by American fire in Afghanistan.

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*March 29, 2006: American soldier, Sergeant John T. Stone, was killed and another wounded, Canadian soldier, Private Robert Costall, was killed and three more wounded, and another Afghan soldier was wounded in which an American Special Force soldier manning a Humvee-mounted M240 machine-gun fired on their positions while defending a coalition outpost against the Taliban assault in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.<ref>[http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15572 Officials to Investigate Incident that Killed U.S., Canadian Troops]</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2007/07/02/friendly-fire.html Canadian soldier died by friendly fire: U.S. report]</ref>

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*August 9, 2006: Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh, from 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was conducting routine operations along Highway One near the Zhari district centre, about 20 kilometres west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, when he was shot and killed by a fellow Canadian soldier.<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/Afghanistan/Casualties/article/106848 Accidentally shot, soldier buried in Regina]</ref><ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2007/05/07/fraser-lawyer.html Soldier's lawyer wants charges dropped]</ref>

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*January 15, 2007: Lance Corporal Matthew Ford, from Zulu Company of 45 Commando Royal Marines, was killed by a bullet round fired from a British Royal Marine machine-gunner who mistook Ford and his unit for the Taliban during an offensive operation to the south of Garmsir in southern Helmand, Afghanistan.<ref>[http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/royal_marine_died_in_friendly_fire_during_battle_with_taliban_1_2327299 Royal marine died in friendly fire during battle with Taliban]</ref>

*August 23, 2007: A USAF F-15 aircraft called in to support the British forces dropped a bomb on these forces due to the incorrect coordinates given to a U.S. pilot by the British Forward Air Controller, killing three privates of 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment with two others wounded. The British Forward Air Controller is currently facing manslaughter charges.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1038781/British-soldier-faces-manslaughter-charges-Afghanistan-friendly-deaths.html British soldier faces manslaughter charges over Afghanistan 'friendly fire' deaths]</ref>

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*September 26, 2007: Two Danish soldiers from the Royal Life Guards were killed by British Javelin anti-tank missiles ~~attack~~ during combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3070875.ece Danish soldiers killed by British friendly fire]</ref>

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*September 26, 2007: Two Danish soldiers from the Royal Life Guards were killed by British Javelin anti-tank missiles during combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3070875.ece Danish soldiers killed by British friendly fire]</ref>

*July 9, 2008: A British Army Apache helicopter open fire on British soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, wounding nine in Upper Gereshk Valley, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/nine-british-soldiers-injured-in-friendly-fire-865043.html Nine British soldiers injured in 'friendly fire]</ref>

*December 20, 2009: A British Military Police officer was shot and killed by a British Army sniper while on patrol.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/21/military-police-friendly-fire-death Military police officer killed by British 'friendly fire' in Afghanistan]</ref> No charges were brought against a British army sniper who killed a British military police officer.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/14/sniper-escapes-friendly-fire-death-charges Sniper escapes prosecution over friendly fire death]</ref>

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*December 5, 2010: A [[Kiwi]]-born Private John 'Jack' Howard of 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, serving in the British military was killed by a low-cannon fire from a [[USAF]] F-18 aircraft in Nad 'Ali district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during a firefight with the Taliban in a bad weather.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8185369/Soldier-killed-by-US-friendly-fire-was-a-New-Zealander-in-British-army.html Soldier killed by US friendly fire was a New Zealander in British army ]</ref>

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*December 5, 2010: A [[Kiwi]]-born Private John 'Jack' Howard of 3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, serving in the British military was killed by a low-cannon fire from a [[USAF]] [[F-18]] aircraft in Nad 'Ali district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, during a firefight with the Taliban in a bad weather.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/8185369/Soldier-killed-by-US-friendly-fire-was-a-New-Zealander-in-British-army.html Soldier killed by US friendly fire was a New Zealander in British army ]</ref>

===[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]===

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*March 25, 2003: Two British soldiers, Corporal Stephen John Allbutt and Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke, were killed when their Challenger 2 tank was hit by a round fired on from another British tank in southern Iraq.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2886715.stm UK soldiers killed by 'friendly fire']</ref>

*March 30th, 2003: British Royal Marine Christopher Maddison was killed when his river patrol boat was hit by missiles fired upon by British Royal Engineers who mistook him for an enemy vessel in Al-Faw Peninsula, Iraq.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/6187414.stm Failings' behind death of marine]</ref>

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*April 2, 2003: A U.S. F/A-18 fighter aircraft was shot down by a U.S. Patriot missile in west of Karbala, Iraq, killing U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Nathan Dennis White of VFA-195, Carrier Air Wing Five.<ref>[http://www.aviationtoday.com/pressreleases/8587.html Widow of U.S. Naval Pilot Shot Down by Friendly Fire in Iraq Sues Raytheon Company for Wrongful Death]</ref>

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*April 2, 2003: A U.S. F/A-18 fighter aircraft was shot down by a U.S. Patriot missile in west of Karbala, Iraq, killing U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Nathan Dennis White of VFA-195, Carrier Air Wing Five was killed.<ref>[http://www.aviationtoday.com/pressreleases/8587.html Widow of U.S. Naval Pilot Shot Down by Friendly Fire in Iraq Sues Raytheon Company for Wrongful Death]</ref>

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